Mitsubishi Galant Complaints (1996)

136 consumer complaints on file.

#770400December 3, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON MARCH 20, 1999 I PURCHASED THE MITSUBISHI GALANT FROM MARK ESCUDE TOYOTA OF 955 I-20 S. FRONTAGE RD JACKSON< MS 39204 (601) 948-3420. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, ABOUT 15-20 MILES AWAY THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT & HAD TO BE TOWED BACK. ON MARCH 24, 1999 WE RETURNED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, 2 HOURS AWAY, TO PICK UP THE CAR. NOW, ALMOST 30000 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT ONCE AGAIN, MAKING THIS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION TO BE PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. AFTER GOING ONLINE & DOING CHECKS ON THE '96 GALANT'S TRANSMISSION I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS CASES AFTER CASES OF THE SAME GALANT S SERIES IN WHICH I HAVE WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS HAVING TO BE REPLACED. UNDOUBTABLEY, THERE IS SOMETHING IN THIS PATICULAR MODEL THAT IS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH 2 DIFFERRENT PEOPLE WITH MITSUBISHI MOTORS & THEY FEEL THAT IT IS JUST COINSIDENCE THAT THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, & MODEL WITH THE SAME TYPE TRANSMISSION HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I FEEL THAT BY PUTTING ANOTHER TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR WILL NOT SOLVE ANYTHING BUT ONLY RUIN ANOTHER TRANSMISSION COSTING THE CONSUMER. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769115October 30, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH WILL NOT ROLL WINDOWS UP OR DOWN. AT FIRST THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROL WOULD NOT OPERATE ANY WINDOWS IN VEHICLE. THEN THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW QUIT WORKING ALSO. IT SEEMS AS IF THE MOTOR IS DEFECTIVE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019108September 19, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CONSUMER HAD LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT REPAIRED UNDER RECALL LAST YEAR. 6 MONTHS LATER, RIGHT BALL JOINT BROKE. CONSUMER HAD REPAIRED IT. ON 9/14/02 LEFT BALL JOINT BROKE AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING WHEEL TO FALL OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766859September 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION LAGGED THE KICKED INTO GEAR. WHEN IT FINALLY FAILED, IT LAGGED AND SOMETHING POPPED AND HAD NO GEARS AT ALL. THE CAR DID STILL RUN, PRESSING THE GAS DID NO GOOD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765204August 5, 2002
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
SUBFRAME BOLT BROKE IN HALF - DEALER CAN'T REMOVE OLD BOLT AND REPLACE - SAID THEY 'NEVER BREAK'*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006894April 3, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AIR CONDITIONER BELT HAS BUSTED 3 TIMES. IF ENGINE PULLEY SITS STILL TOO LONG IT WEARS BELT OUT IF NOT REPAIRED IN TIME. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005248February 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
FRONT AND REAR BRAKES LEAKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758461February 21, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
AS I WAS DRIVING, MY CAR FILLED UP WITH A RUBBER SCENT OF BURNING RUBBER. THE CONROL SWITCH BOX ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR BEGAN SMOKING OUT OF THE WINDOW LOCKS CRACK. POORING RAINING, PULLED OVER AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF CAR. AFTER 5 MIN. SMOKE WENT AWAY. SMELL REMAINS. DISCONNECTED BATTERY. WINDOW STILL OPEN A CRACK. WOULD NOT SHUT AND A TRASH BAG IS COVERING THE HOLE. THIS WAS SCARY. IN AUGUST, 1 MONTH AFTER BUYING THE CAR THE SUNROOF WOULD NOT WORK. OPEN OR SHUT. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURED WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563911January 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, OIL DIPSTICK REGISTERED EMPTY, DEALER REPLACED WATER PUMP, REAR MAIN SEAL, CRANKSHAFT AND A/C P/S BELTS AND VALVES, OIL ALSO LEAKING AT THE DISTRIBTOR AROUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755301December 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563509October 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN
THE OIL DIPSTICK INDICATED EMPTY ONE WEEK AFTER THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER A WEEKS DRIVING. CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINS THE VEHICLES PERFORMANCE AND THE PROBLEM THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING, THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR ONE WEEK AND REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, REAR MAIN SEAL AND CRANKSHAFT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893798August 8, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR RECALL 00V421001. DEALERSHIP IN EACH COMMUNICATION WITH CONSUMER CHANGED NAME OF THE COMPONENT THAT WOULD BE REPAIRED FOR THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE PART WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON WAS NOT THE PART COVERED UNDER RECALL , LOWER LATERAL ARM BALL JOINT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749299July 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WILL STOP PULLING WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890870June 21, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#555849June 14, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, WHEELS
THE CONSUMER HAS HAD 3 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED IN ONLY FOUR YEARS, THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS THE TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED BUT REFUSED REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561560June 13, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE POWER DOOR LOCK AND WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886947April 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER'S HUSBAND WAS PULLING OUT WHEN A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE VEHICLE WAS HEARD, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVING. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT HARMONIC BALANCE, RUBBER RING WAS CORRODED. *AK THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF VEHICLES ACCORDING TO A NUMBER OF DEALER MECHANICS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886948April 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN CAR STARTED VIBRATING AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM ENGINE. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT HEAD GASKET HAD CRACKED. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED PRIOR TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE, COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM ENGINE, CYLINDER HEAD WAS WARPED, RADIATOR ALSO PARTIALLY MELTED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885746April 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES. ALSO, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF DEALERSHIP FOR BRAKE SERVICE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743017March 25, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AC UNIT RELEASED A GASEOUS SMELL., SMOKE GUSHED OUT FROM HOOD....THERE WAS A LOUD POP SOUND THAT RESEMBLED A TIRE BLOWING OUT....THE COMPLETE SYSTEM TO MY CAR SHUT DOWN AND ENGINE INCLUDED. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS.....AND THAT WAS ONLY AFTER I HAD SPENT 165.00 ON A TOW TRUCK TO TOW THE CAR OVER 75 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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